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WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

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WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

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WIRE FENCE MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED HAB. l5, 1909.

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WASHINGTON DILLON, OF STERLING, AND WARD W. LINCOLN, OF ROCK FALLS,ILLINOIS; SAID LINCOLN ASSIGNOR TO SAID DILLON.

. WIRE-FENCE MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 5,1911.

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that we, WASHINGTON M. DILLON and VARD W'. LINCOLN, citizensof the United States, residing, respectively, at Sterling and RockFalls, in the county of Whiteside and State of Illinois, have invented`certain new and useful Improvements in Wire-Fence Machines, of which thefollowing is a specification.

Our invention has reference to wire fence machines which are capable ofproducing that class of fences that are comprised of a series oflongitudinal strand wires, and stay wires extending transversely thereofat regular intervals, the stay wires being securedfto the strand wiresat the points of intersection therewith by independent 'fastenmg means.

The present machine is specially designed for the lmanufacture of thatstyle of fence wherein the wires are united by means of a tie .in theshape of a letter S, also formed of wire, and commonly knownv in thewire fence art as the S tie.

In the construction of the fence the tie wire is fed diagonally acrossthe intersection of the strand and stay wires, and the endsY thereofcoiled in opposite directions about the strand wire.

There is embodied in the present invention mechanism for simultaneouslysecuring in position all of the wire ties by which one of the stay wiresis attached to one of the strand wires of the fence. Other mechanismsare provided for feeding the strand wires into and through the machine,for feeding the stay wires transversely of the strand wires, intoposition to be attached thereto, and cutting the same; for feeding aplurality of wires into the machine, to be formed into tie wires, andcutting the same into suitable lengths; and for crimping the fence wiresat the points of intersection, after the same have been united by thetie wires. The groups of mechanism by which the various operations areperformed, and the several functions thereof will more fully appear fromthe following specication and drawings accompanying the same, in whichdrawings similar parts are designated by corresponding numbersthroughout.

Figure l is a side elevation, showing the right-hand side of themachine, with the stay wire feed mechanism detached. Fig. 2 is a similarview of the left-hand side thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the mainpart of the machine, with some of the superstructure removed. Fig. 4 isa diagrammatic view, in longitudinal section, showing the course of thestrand wires through the machine. Fig. 5 shows the feed mechanism forthe stay wires, in side elevation, with a portion of the wheel 54 brokenaway. Fig. 6 is a plan view of said feed wire mechanism. Fig. 7 is anend view, in detail, of the mechanism by which the stay wires arereceived and delivered to the strand wires. Fig. 8 is a verticalcross-section in the line l--oa of Fig. 1. Fig. 9 is a similar view inLthe line y-/y ofFig. 1. Fig. 10 is an enlarged detail, showing one ofthe pairs of coiling heads 169, in plan view. Fig. 11 is a detail,showing a pair ,of coiling heads, in

elevation, and parts appurtenant thereto. Figs. 12 to 15,inclusive,`illustrate the mode of operation of one of the coiling heads169. Fig. 16 is a detail, showing two of the fence wires at the point ofintersection thereof, with the perfected tiesecured thereto. Fig. 17 isa longitudinal section through the eccentrics 142 and 144, andaccompanying rack pinions 146 and 147 on one side of the machine. Fig.18 is a detail, showing one of the plates 115. Fig. 19 represents ap0rtion of the shafts 181 and 184', and crimping rolls thereon. Fig. 20shows the inner face of thev cam wheel 165. Figs. 21 and 22 are details,showing parts of the power transmitting mechanism of the machine. Fig.23 is a detailed plan view, showing the means for securing the ends ofthe stay wires to the outside, or selvage wires of the fence. Fig. 24 isa side view of one of the coiling spindlesV 94, and parts for actuatingthe same. F ig.y 2,5 is a detail, showing the means for severing thestay wires, and mechanism for rocking the shaft 69. Fig. 26 shows theinner face of the cam-wheel 21.

In the operation of the machine the strand wires are fed in at one endthereof, and the completed fabric is delivered from the same end. Thisend of the machine will be treated as the front or forward end thereofin the following description, and the sides of the machine will bereferred to as the right or left side according as they would be on theright or left hand side of a central longitudinal line through themachine, looking toward the forward end thereof.

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and 2 a cross-plate thereon. Upon the crossplate 2 are supported aplurality of straightening heads 3, each provided with the usual rolls4, through which a series of wires 5 are introduced into the machine.The stay wires are represented by the numbers 6 and the tie wires by thenumerals 7. Movement is given to the wires 5, longitudinally of themachine, by means of a series of reels 8 mounted on a shaft 9, ournaledin bearings 10 at the rear end of the machine, and a series of similarreels 11, mounted on a shaft 12, journaled in bearings 13, fixed to theframe below the bearings 10. Intermediate the shafts 9 and 12 is a shaft14, journaled in bearings 15, also fixed to the frame.

Loosely mounted on the shaft 14 is an arm 16, (Fig. 1) connected bymeans of a pitman 17 with the lower end of an arm 18, pivoted to theframe 1, as at a. The arm 18 is provided on its outer face with a roller19, engaged by a cam-track 20 on the inner face of a wheelV 21, fixed onthe end of a rotary shaft 22, journaled in the frame of the machine.(Fig. 26.) Movement is imparted to the shaft 22 from a shaft 23, mountedin bearings 24 on the frame, by means of a gear wheel 25 on the shaft 23actuating a gear wheel 26 on the shaft 22. Power is applied to the shaft23 in any usual manner to operate the same.

Pivoted on the arm 16 is a pawl 27, engaging the teeth of a ratchetwheel 28, fixed on the shaft 14, such pawl being held in engagement withthe wheel by means of a spring 29 attached thereto at one end, and atits opposite end to the arm 16. The rotation of the wheel 21 imparts tothe arm 16 a swinging movement, giving to the wheel 28 and shaft 14 anintermittent movement. A rearward rotation of the wheel 28 is preventedby a dog 30, controlled by a spring 31. On the shaft 14 is fixed a gearwheel 32, meshing with similar wheels 33 and 34 on the shafts 9 and 12,respectively. The movement of the shaft 14 is t-hus communica-ted to theshafts 9 and 12, and to the reels thereon, to give the desired movementto the wires 5.

The mechanism by means of which the stay wires are fed into the machineis specially shown in Figs. 5 and 6. A wire 36 is supplied continuouslyfrom a suitable reel or other receptacle, such wire passing through aplurality of straightening rolls 37, supported beneath a frame 35,attached to the frame 1 of the machine, on the left side thereof. Agrooved wheel 38 is fixed on a shaft 39, journaled in the outer end ofthe frame 35. On the end of the shaft 39 is a sprocket wheel 40,actuated by a sprocket chain 41 from a sprocket wheel 42 on the end of ashaft 43, also journaled on the frame 35. On the shaft 43 is secured amitergear wheel 44, actuated by a similar wheel 45 on the end of arotary shaft 46, journaled transversely of the main part of the machine,and operated by means of a gear wheel 47 fixed thereon, (Fig. 1) andactuated by a similar wheel 48 on a stud-shaft 49, supported in theframe 1, the wheel 48 being in turn operated by a gear wheel 50 on theshaft 23. On the shaft 43 is a multilated gear wheel 51, (Fig. 5,)actuating a gear wheel 52 on a shaft 53, journaled in the frame 35 abovethe shaft 43. On the outer end of the shaft 53 is a gear wheel 54, inmesh with a gear pinion 55, supported on a slotted frame 56, secured tothe frame rlhe pinion 55 engages a gear wheel 57, fixed on a shaft 58,journaled in a pair of supports 59 on the frame 35. Fixed on the shaft58 is a feed-roll 60, beneath which a smaller roll 61 is secured on ashaft 62, journaled in the supports 59. From the straightening rolls 37the wire 36 passes around the wheel 38 and between the rolls and 61.Between the wheel 38 and the feed-rolls is supported a rotatablecylinder 63, provided with a pulley 64 by means of which power may beapplied thereto, independently of the main power of the machine. rl`hecylinder 63 is provided with dies, extending into the interior thereof,and operating upon the wire 36, which passes through said cylinder, tofurther straighten the same. The last-named mechanism is not deemed tobe novel, and the operating parts thereof are not shown. By the rotationof the shaft 43 movement is imparted to the shaft 39 and wheel 38thereon, and also through the wheels 51 and 52 to the shaft 53, and fromsaid shaft through the wheels 54, 55 and 57 to the shaft 58, causing therotation of the feed-roll 60, whereby the wire 36 is fed into themachine. At the point where the wire 36 enters the main part of themachine a cross-plate 65 is mounted thereon, provided with alongitudinal channel 66, normally closed by a plate 67. (Fig. 7.) Ateach end of the plate 65 the plate 67 is supported by an arm 68, fixedon a rock-shaft 69, mounted in a support 70, fixed on the frame 1.(Figs. 1 and 25.) Projected upwardly from the supports 70 are arms 71,in the upper ends of which is journaled a shaft 72, on which are fixed aplurality of plates 73, to which are pivoted jaws 74, provided neartheir free ends with notches 75. The jaws 74 are held normally incontact with the plates 73 by means of coiled springs 76 attached at oneend to extensions 77 of said jaws, and at the other end to posts 78 onsaid plates. Opposite each of the plates 73 is a double pin 79,supported in perforations 8O in the cross-plate 65, such perforationsopening into the channel 66. Each of said pair of pins is actuated by anarm 81, fixed on the shaft 69. At one end the shaft 69 is provided withan arm lio 82, having a roller 83, engaged by the periphery of acam-wheel 84, fixed on a shaft 85, journaled in the support 70. Agearwheel 86 on the shaft 46 actuates a similar wheel 87 on the shaft85, whereby rotation is imparted to said last-named shaft. At that endof the cross-plate 65 at which the wire 36 is introduced into themachine, a block 88 is slidably supported, and provided with a pin 89,engaged by an arm 90 o'n the shaft 69. Secured to the block 88 isa knife91, and a similar knife 92 is fixed to a support 93, mounted on theframe of the machine. (Figs. 5 and 25.) The wire 36 is introducedintothe channel 66, and forced through the same until the end thereofprojects beyond the outer or selvage strand wire at the opposite side ofthe machine. At theV point of entrance the wire, passes between theknives 91 and 92, and when a suficient length of the wire has beenattained the arm 82 is actuated by the cam 84, rocking the shaft 69, andcausing the severing of the wire by the closing of the knife 91 upon theknife 92.` lVhile the cutting operation is being performed the blankportion of the gear wheel 51 of the feed mechanism is in engagement withthe wheel 52, causing a momentary cessation of movement of the lfeedingdevices. The rocking movement of the shaft 69 also causesv the arms 68to draw the plate 67 downwardly, permitting the release of the severedwire from the channel 66. At the same time the pins 79, actuated by thearms 81, force the wireout of the channel, and into the jaws 74. By therocking of the shaft 72, by means hereinafter set forth, the plates 73are then swung downwardly, bringing the wire 6 into positiontransversely 0f the strand wires, and with its ends projecting beyondthe selvage wires thereof. Just in front of the` point where the staywire is delivered to the strand wires the selvage wires pass throughperforations in coiling. spindles 94,l supported on the frame 1, andprovided with coiling pins 95.

Fixed on each ofthe spindles 94 is a gear pinion 96, operated by a gearwheel 97,

loosely supported on a shaft 98, mounted inv the frame. Integral withthe wheel 97 is a bevel-gear wheel V99, actuated byV a bevelgearwheel-100 on the shaft 46. Upon the stay wire 6 being delivered to thestrand j wires the coiling pins 95 engage the ends of said wire, andcoil them upon the outer strand wires in the usual way. As the coilingproceeds the spindles are drawn gradually away from the stay wire bymeans of collars 101 on the rear ends of the spindles actuated byyoke-arms 102, fixed Von a shaft 103, mounted in bearings 104 on theframe. At one end of the shaft 103 is secured thereto an arm 105,provided with a roller 106, engaged by a cam-wheel 107 fixed on theshaft 46. The operation of the arm 105 by the camrocks the shaft 103with the result just set forth., The wheel 107 is provided on its facewith a cam-track 108, engaging a roller on an arm 109, fulcrumed at oneend on the frame, and connected at the other end bya link 110 with anarm 111 fixed to one end of the shaft 72. By the action of the arm 109the arm 111A is caused to rock the shaft 72, swinging the plates 73downwardly, as hereinbefore described. After the stay wires kareattached to the selvage wires, in the manner just described, they varecarried along by the strand wires, in the movement thereof. Afterseveral intermittent movements, the wires arenally arrested with thestay wire in position on a plate 112, supported on a cross-'bar 112atransversely of the machine, the upper vedge. of such plate beingnotched to permit the passage of the strand wires. Above the plate 112 abar 113 has vertical play in brackets 114, supported on the frame 1.(Fig. i 8.) Secured to the bar 113 is a plurality of plates 115, adaptedto engage the stay wire 6 with their lower edges when the bar 113 islowered. Attached to a part of said plates are plates 116, provided intheir lower ends with angular recesses, which aid in holding the wire 6in place on the plate 112, and in alining the 'same with said plate. Theends of the bar 113 are connected with arms 117, which are pivoted attheir lower ends to the outer ends of a pair of levers 118, fulcrumed onsupports 119. The inner ends of the levers 118 are engaged by acam-wheel 120 on ashaft 121, journaled on cross-beams 122, supported bythe frame 1. (Figs. 8 and 21.) On one of its ends the shaft 121 isprovided with a miter-gear wheel 123, actuated by a similar wheel 124fixed on the shaft 22. By the action of the cam-wheel 120 the outer endof the levers 118 are drawn downwardly, bringing the bar 113 down uponthe stay wire 6, and holding the same from movement. By means of weights125 on the inner ends of the levers 118 the outer ends ofvsaid leversand the bar 113 can be raised to their former position when the actionof the cam-wheel 120 ceases.

The wires 7 are fed in from a point above the plane of the strand wires,through straightening rolls 126, on frames 127, secured toa cross-plate128, attached at its ends to supports 129 on the side-plates 1 of theframe. (Figs. 2, 3 and 4.) After leaving the rolls 126 the wires 7 passbeneath a plurality of feed-rolls 130, fixed on a shaft 131 journaled inthe supports 129. The wires are held in contact with the feed-rolls 130by means of idler rolls 132, supported on the ends of arms 133,pivotally supported below the plate 128. At that end of the arms 133opposite to the rolls tension is applied thereto by means of coiledsprings 134 interposed between said arms and the plate 128. From thefeed-rolls the wires 7 pass through a series of tubes 135, supported ina cross-plate 136, mounted on the supports 129. (Fig. 9.) The tubes areinclined downwardly and are adapted to deliver the wires 7 at the pointwhere'the stay Wire 6 is supported by the plate 112, and just above suchwire. The tubes are also curved laterally so as to cause the wires 7 tocross the intersection of the strand and stay wires at an angleapproximately forty-five degrees thereto, as shown in Fig. 10.

On each side of the plate 112 bars 137 are supported by arms 138 and 139pivoted thereto at their upper ends, the arms 138 being provided witheccentric hoops 140, and the arms 139 with similar hoops 141. The hoops140 are engaged by a pair of eccentrics 142, fixed on shafts 143,journaled on each side of the frame, and the hoops 141 are engaged by apair of eccentrics 144 mounted on sleeves 145, loosely mounted on theshafts 143. (Fig. 17.) On that end of the sleeves 145 opposite to theeccentrics 144 are fixed rack-pinions 146, and a similar pair of pinions147 is fixed on the shafts 143. Engaging the pinions 146 and 147 is apair of rack-bars 148, supported on brackets 148, mounted on the frame1, said bars being provided at their ends with rack-teeth 149.

Mounted on one. of the cross-plates 122 and a similar plate 150 is apair of shafts 151, on which is fixed a pair of cam-wheels 152, providedon opposite faces with camtracks 153, (one only being shown.) Figs. 9and 2l. A pair of rock-arms 154 is fulcrumed on supports fixed to thecrossplates 122 and 150, said arms being provided with rollers adaptedto be engaged by the cam-tracks 153, to rock said arms. The rockingmovement of said arms is imparted to the rack-bars 148, to give areciprocating movement thereto, by means of links 156, loosely connectedwith the upper ends of the arms 154 at one end, and pivotally connectedwith said rack-bars at their other ends. The shafts 151 are provided atone end with miter-gear wheels 157, actuated by similar wheels 158 onthe shaft 22. By the action of the cam-wheels 152 movement is impartedto the rack-bars 148, causing the same to reciprocate in oppositedirections, and through the rack-bars and pinions rotation is impartedto the eccentrics 142 and 144, giving to the bars 137 eccentricmovements in contrary directions, and return movements thereof, for thepurpose hereinafter more fully shown.

The feed-rolls 130 are operated by the following means: Fixed on theshaft 131, at one end thereof, is a ratchet-wheel 159, and outside ofsaid wheel an arm 150 is swingingly supported on said shaft, the outerend of said arm being connected with the upper end of a bar 161, thelower end of which bar is connected with an arm 162, fulcrumed on theframe 1, as at Z). The arm 162 is provided with a roller 163 on itsinner face, engaged by a cam-track 164 on the inner face of a wheel 165,fixed on the shaft 70 22. (Figs. 2O and 22.) Near its upper end the bar161 is provided on its inner face with a pawl 166, held in contact withthe teeth of the ratchet-wheel 159 by means of a spring 167, fixed onsaid bar. Each ro- 75 tation of the shaft 22 causes the cam-wheel 165 toactuate the arm 162, drawing the bar 161 downwardly, and giving to theshaft 130 and feed-rolls thereon a partial rotation. The wires 7 arethus advanced a step into 80 the machine, the movement thereof beingcoincident with that of the wires 5.

Secured to the inner faces of each of the bars 137 is a plurality ofplates 168, provided at their upper ends with heads 169, 85 Figs. 8 and13. Each of said heads is pro-1 vided at one side with a projection 170,having a shoulder g, and at the other side with a shoulder 171, thegeneral form of said heads being semi-circular. A cross-plate 173 90 ismounted on the side plates 1, just below the tubes 135, and on suchcross-plate are supported a plurality of cutting dies 174, provided withchannels for the passage of the strand wires 5. (Fig. 10.) The dies 17495 are spaced apart so that each 'one of such dies will be adjacent toone of the heads 169 on that side of the plate 112 from which the wires7 are fed into position. The heads 169, are arranged in pairs, instaggered relation, as shown in Fig. 10, and with the projections 170facing oppositely, and toward each other. Vhen in this position thewires 7 are fed between the several pairs of heads, and beneath theshoulders 170a of 105 each pair. When the har 113 is lowered all of thewires are held rigidly thereby at the points of intersection, the wires7 being accommodated by small recesses in the lower edges of the plates115. The eccentric 110 movement is then imparted to the bars 137,causing the two series of heads 139 to describe small circles around thestrand wires adjacent thereto, the movement of the heads on one of thebars 137 being in a direction 115 contrary to that of the heads on theother bar. As the bars 137 begin to move downwardly the wires 7 aresevered by the shoulders 170a passing downwardly along the ends of thedies 174. The pieces of wire thus 120 severed are then formed into tiesby having their ends coiled about the strand wires in oppositedirections by the circular movements of the heads 169, resulting in theunion of the wires as shown in Fig. 16.

Each of the heads 169 is provided on its inner face with a channel 172,the widest part of which is at the point of the projection 17 0, fromwhich point it gradually decreases in width toward the shoulder 171, at130 which point it is equal in width to the thick- I ness of the wire.As the heads 139 begin to move downwardly the ends of the wires 7 arebent in the same direction until the tie assumes the form of a staple,as shown in Fig. 13. The heads next pass belowthe strand wires,partially coiling the ends of the tie wire, as shown in Fig. 14, and endwith the ends of the wires 7 completely coiled upon the strand wire, asshown in Fig. 15. In the movement of the heads just described the endsof the wire 7 `are engaged by the channels 172, with the effect ofgradually drawing such ends inwardly toward each other, as the movementcontinues, resulting in a more -perfect tie. In the last movement of theheads in coiling theV ends of the wires 7 it is necessary to give to theheads a short horizontal movement, in order to firmly fix the extremeends of the tie, and this is accomplished by the following means:Attached to the lower ends of each of the pairs of arms 138 and 139 arebars 176 and 177, each provided on its inner face by a roller 178,engaged by cam-tracks 179 in the faces of the wheel 120. (One onlyshown. 'Figs 8 and 21.) )Vhen the circular movement of the heads 169ceases, the action of the cams 179 gives to the bars 176 and 177 aslight longitudinal movement, in opposite directions, which movement isimparted to the bars 137 and heads 139, causing them to give the finalmovement to the ends of the Ltie wires, as above mentioned. When the tiewires have been secured in place,- the movement of the rack-bars 148 isreversed, giving to the bars 137 and headsthereon a return circularmovement. When they are at their lowest points the strand wires, withthe s'tay 6 recently attached thereto, are ad vanced a step in themachine, and a new stay wire brought into position, between the coilingheads 169. From the tie-fastening mechanism the strand wires 5, with thestay wires attached thereto, pass partially around the reels 8 and 11,before referred to, and over a plurality of crimping rolls 180, fixed ona shaft 181, journaled in the plates 1, and provided at one end with agear wheel 182, shown in part in Fig. 1. Registering with the rolls 180are similar rolls 183 on a shaft 184, also journaled in the plates 1.Movement is imparted to the shaft 184 to rotate the same, by means of agearwheel 185 on the shaft 181,-actuating asimi lar wheel 186 on theshaft 184. Fig. 2. The several pairs of crimping rolls are provided ontheir peripheries with suitable dies for crimping the strand and staywires at the points of intersection, as they pass between the same. Fromthe crimping rolls the wire fabric passes below a roller 187 on a shaft188, supported at its ends by a pair of arms 189, loosely supported onthe shaft 181. The cam-wheel 21 is provided on its outerv face with acam-track 190, engaging a roller on the inner face of an arm 191,fulcrumed on a support 192, and connected by a link 193 with a short arm194, fixed on the shaft 188. (Fig. 1.) On that end of the shaft 22opposite to the wheel 21 is a similar wheel 195, provided with aycam-track 196, similarV to the cam-track 190. (Fig. 2.) The track 196engages a roller on the inner face of an arm 197, fulcrumed at one endon a support 198, and connected at its other end by a link 199 with ashort arm 200 on the shaft 188. At each rotation ofthe shaft 22 theaction of the cam-tracks 190 and 196, acting simultaneously, causes theshaft 188 and roller thereon to be lowered, ask shown in broken lines inFig. 4, and again raised to their former position. The downward movementof the roller 187 forces the fence fabric downwardly, taking up anyslack therein. `From the roller 187 the fencing passes beneath a roller201 on a shaft 2,02, rotatably mounted in the machine, and from thenceupwardly and overa roller 203 on a shaft 204, also journaled in theframe of the machine. From the roller 203 the wires pass downwardly andare formed into rolls on a reel 205 on a shaft 206, journaled onextensions 207 of the frame. l n

On t-he shaft 202 is a sprocket-wheel 208, actuated from a similarywheel209 on the shaft 22, by means of va sprocket-cliain 210.v Y

Journaled on the frame extensions 207 is' a shaft 211, on which issupported a sprocketwheel 212, between a pair of friction disks 213,adapted to engage the faces of the wheel 212. The wheel 212 is actuatedby a sprocket-wheel 214' on the shaft 202 by means of a sprocket-chain215. When there is a suflicient pressure exerted by the disks 213 uponthe wheel 212 the rotation of such wheel is imparted to the disks, andthrough them to the shaft 211. On the inner end of the shaft 211 is agear wheel 216, engaging a similar wheel 217 on the shaft 206, wherebythe movement of the shaft 211 is communicated to the shaft 206 and reel205 thereon, to cause the rotation thereof. The degree of tension withwhich the fabric is wound upon the reel may be regulated by the amountof pressure exerted by the disks 213 upon the wheel 212. Said last-nameddevices are not considered to be novel, however, and nothing is hereinclaimed broadly thereon.

In recapitulation, the operation of the machine is briefly as follows: Aplurality of strand wires with predetermined spacings are introducedinto and carried through the machine by an intermittent or step-by-stepmovement. At o-ne point in the progress of the strand wires a stay wireis fed transversely of the line of movement of such strand wires, anddelivered thereto, in position to be fixed thereon. The ends of the Staywires are then coiled upon the selvage Y wires of the fence, and thewires advanced to a point where a plurality of tie wires are conductedthereto, in position to be secured at the points of intersection of thestrand and stay wires. The tie wires are then severed, and the endsthereof simultaneously coiled into position to form the fastenings,after which the coiling mechanism is depressed, permitting a farthermovement of the wires. At the same time that the operation of coilingthe tie wires is being carried on another stay wire is being fed intothe machine, and located upon thestrand wires, so that the operation ofthe machine is practically continuous. The completed fabric then passesthrough the crimping rolls, beneath the take-up roll, and to the Windingreel as hereinbefore described.

What we claim as our invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States, is:

l. In a wire fence machine, a pair of bars, eccentrically movable, incontrary directions; a plurality of coiling heads, supported on saidbars, in opposite pairs; and means for impart-ing movement to said bars.

2. In a device of the class named, a pair of bars, supported in parallelrelation; two sets of coiling heads, mounted on said bars, in opposing`pairs, and provided with guide channels on their peripheries; and meansfor giving to said bars eccentric movements, in opposite directions.

3. In a wire fence machine, a plurality of coiling-heads, arranged inopposite pairs, one pair for each of the strand wires, except theselvage wires, said coiling-heads being semicircular in form, andadapted to engage the opposite ends of the tie wires, to wrap the sameupon the strand Wires; and means for giving to said pairs ofcoiling-heads an eccentric movement, in contrary directions, to producesaid last-named effect.

4;. In a device of the class named, a pair of coiling-heads, supportedon opposite sides of a strand wire, and adapted to engage the oppositeends of a tie wire, to Wrap them upon the strand wire; means for supportof a stay wire, transversely of the strand wire, and between saidcoiling-heads; and means for imparting to said coiling heads eccentricmovements in opposite directions, around the strand wire.

5. In a device of the class named, a pair of coiling-heads, supported onopposite sides of a strand wire, and adapted to engage the opposite endsof a tie wire, to wrap the same upon said strand wire; means forsupporting a stay wire, transversely of said strand wire, between saidcoiling heads; means for delivering to said coiling heads a tie wire, inposition to be secured on said strand wire; and means for imparting tosaid coiling heads eccentric movements in contrary directions, aboutsaid strand wire.

6. In a device of the class named, a pair of coiling heads, supported onopposite sides of a strand wire, said coiling heads being semi-circularin form, and adapted to engage the opposite ends of a tie wire, to wrapthe same about said strand wire; means for supporting a staywiretransversely of said strand wire, between said coiling heads; meansfor delivering to said coiling heads a tie wire, in position to besecured on said strand wire; means for imparting to said coiling headseccentric movements, in contrary directions, about said strand wire, tocause the wrapping of the ends of the tie wire thereon; and means forgradually guiding the ends of said tie wire toward each other, as thesame are being coiled.

7. In a device of the class named, an eccentrically movable bar; aplurality of coiling heads, supported on said bar, and receivingtherefrom a circular movement; means for supporting a plurality ofstrand wires centrally of the line of movement of said coiling heads;means for supporting a stay wire transversely of said strand wires andadjacent to said coiling heads; means for feeding one end of a series oftie wires to said coiling heads; and means for imparting an eccentricmovement to said bar.

8. In a device of the class named, a pair of coiling heads, support-edon opposite sides of a strand wire, said coiling heads beingsemi-circular in form, and adapted to cngage the opposite ends of a tiewire, to wrap the same about the strand wire; means for supporting astay wire transversely of said strand wire, between said coiling heads;means for delivering to said coiling heads a tie wire, in position to besecured to said strand wire; means for imparting eccentric movements tosaid coiling heads, in contrary directions, about said strand wire; andmeans for giving to said coiling heads additional horizontal movementsin continuation of said eccentric movements, to fix the ends of the tiewire in place tight-ly against the strand wire.

9. In a wire fence machine, a coiling-hez-id, comprising a semi-circularwrapping member; a shoulder, forming a radial extension thereof, andadapted to bend the end of a tie wire upon a strand wire, in position tobe operated upon by said wrapping member, and a shoulder, opposite tosaid firstnamed shoulder, adapted to complete the wrapping operation.

l0. In a wire fence machine, a coiling head, comprising a circularwrapping member; a shoulder, forming a radial extension thereof, andadapted to bend the end of a tie wire upon a strand wire, in position tobe operated upon by said wrapping member; a shoulder, opposite to saidirst-named shout der, adapted to complete the wrapping operation; and achannel, on the inner edge of said wrapping member, gradually decreasingin width toward said last-named shoulder, and adapted to drawk the endof the tie wire gradually in the direction of the stay wire.

11. In a machine of the class named, a vertical plate, mountedtransversely of the machine, and adapted to. support a stay wire andseries of strand wires beneath the same; a horizontal bar, supportedabove said plate, and provided with a plurality of downwardly projectedengaging members; means for klowering said bar, to bring said members incontact with said stay wire, and

1 khold the same from movement, and means for raising said bar to itsformer position.

12. In a device of the class named, a stay wire supporting plate,mounted transversely of the machine; a cross-bar, provided at its loweredge with a plurality of plates, adapted to engage the stay wire,andvhold the same from movement while the tie wires are being secured inplace; a vertical pair of bars, supporting said cross-bar; a pair oflevers, supporting saidl vertical bars; a cam, engaging the inner endsof said levers, and adapted to actuate the same' to lower saidcross-bar; and means for actuating said cam. 13. In a wire fencemachine, a pair of rotary shafts, mounted at the sides of the machine; apair of eccentrics, fixed on said shafts; a vertical pair of arms,provided with hoops engaging said eccentrics; a bar,

supported on the upper ends of said arms;

a plurality of coiling heads, mounted on said bar; and means foroperating said shafts, to cause said coiling heads to describe acircular movement, and return movement thereof.

14. In a wire fence machine, a pair of shafts, mounted at the sides ofthe machine; a pair of eccentrics, fixed on said shafts;`a pair ofvertical arms, provided with hoops engaging said eccentrics; a bar,supported on the upper ends of said arms; a plurality of coiling heads,mounted on said bar, a cross-bar, uniting the lower ends of saidvertical arms; .means for operating said shafts, to cause said coilingheads to describe a circular movement, and return thereof; and means foroscillating said connecting bar, to cause a limited horizontal movementof said heads, in continuation of said circular movement thereof.

15. In a wire fence machine, a pair of shafts, mounted at the sides ofthe machine; a pair of eccentrics, fixed on said shafts; a pair ofvertical arms, provided with hoops engaging said eccentrics; a bar,supported on said arms; coiling heads, supported on said bar; sleeves onsaid shafts; eccentrics on; saidsleeves; a pair of vertical arms,provided with hoops engaged by said lastnamed eccentrics; a bar,supported on said arms; coiling heads, mounted on said bar; oppositelyto said first-named coiling heads,

and arrangedinpairs therewith; means for 'operating said shafts, to giveto said first named coiling heads a circular movement, and returnmovement thereof; and means for actuating said sleeves, to impart tosaid last-named coiling heads a circular movement, contrary to that ofsaid first named coiling heads, and a return movement thereof.

1G. In a wire fence machine, a pair of shafts, mounted at the sides ofthe machine; a pair of eccentrics, fixed on said shafts; a pair ofvertical arms, provided with hoops engaging said eccentrics, a bar,supported on said arms; coiling heads, supported on said bar; a bar,connecting the lower ends of said vertical arms; sleeves on said shafts;eccentrics onrsaid sleeves; a pair of vertical y arms, provided withhoops engaged by said last-named eccentrics; a bar, supported on ysaidarms; coiling heads, mounted on said bar, oppositely to said first-namedcoiling heads,' and arranged in pairs therewith; a bar, connecting thelower ends of said lastnamed vertical arms; means for operating saidshafts, to give to said first-named coiling heads a circular movement,and return movement thereof; means for actuating said sleeves, to impartto said last-named coilingheads a circular movement, contrary to that ofsaid first-named coiling-heads, and a return movement thereof; and meansfor actuating said connecting bars, to cause a limited horizontalmovement of said coiling heads, in continuation of said circularmovements.

17. In a machine of the class named, mechanism for feeding a series ofwires into the machine, to be formed into tie wires, comprising a rotaryshaft; a plurality of feedrolls, fixed thereon; a plurality of idlerrolls, engaging said feed-rolls; a plurality of tubes, adapted toreceive the wires from said feed-rolls and guide them to the points ofintersection of the strand wires and stay wire, obliquely to the line ofmovement of the strand wires; and means for suitably rotating saidshaft.

18. In a machineof the class named, mechanism for delivering a pluralityof tie wires to the strand wiresof the fence, in posit-ion to beattached thereto, comprising a plurality of feed-rolls, and means foroperating the same; a plurality of tubes, adapted to guide the tie wiresto the point of intersection of the stay wire with the strand wires, andobliquely thereto; a plurality of cutting dies, supported near the pointof delivery of said wires; and a plurality of coiling heads, providedwith shoulders adapted to move across the ends of said cutting dies, andsever said wires. l

19. In a wire fence machine, a pair of coiling head bars; a plurality ofcoiling heads, mounted on said bars, and oppositely disposed in pairs,on opposite sides of the strand wires; means for supporting a stay wire,between said series of coiling heads; a plurality of tubes, adapted toguide the tie wires diagonally between the several pairs of coilingheads; means for conducting the tie wires through said tubes; aplurality of cutting dies, adjacent to the coiling heads on that sidefrom which the tie wires are conducted to the strand wires; shoulders onsaid ceiling heads, adapted topass downwardly across the ends of saidcutting dies, and sever said wires, and means for imparting to saidcoiling-head bars eccentric movements in contrary directions, to lend acircular movement to said coiling-heads.

20. In a wire fence machine a vertical plate, mounted transverselythereof, and adapted to support a stay wire while the same is beingsecured to the strand wires; a cross-bar, mounted above said plate;engaging plates, on the lower edge thereof, adapted to hold the staywire in position on said support; auxiliary plates, provided in theirlower ends with angular recesses, adapted to bring the stay wire intoalinement with the supporting plate; and means for suitably lowering andraising said bar.

21. In a wire fence machine, a vert-ical plate, mounted transverselythereof, and adapted to support a stay wire while the same is beingattached to the strand wires; a. cross-bar mounted above said plate andprovided with means for engaging said st-ay wire, to hold the same inplace; means for suitably lowering and raising said bar; and means forguiding said bar in its vertical movement.

22. In a device of the class named, a pair of shafts, mounted on thesides of the machine; a pair of sleeves, loosely supported on saidshafts; a pair of pinions fixed on said shafts; a similar pair ofpinions fixed on said sleeves; a pair of rack-bars, actuating said pairsof pinions; means for reciprocating said rack-bars, in contrarydirections; a bar, supported on said shaft-s, and provided with aplurality of ceilingheads; means for imparting the movement of saidshafts to said bar, to cause said coiling heads to describe a circularmovement; a similar bar, supported on said sleeves, and provided with aplurality of coilingheads, oppositely disposed to said firstnamedceiling-heads; and means for imparting the movement of said sleeves tosaid last-named bar, to cause the coiling-heads thereon to describe acircular movement.

23. In a wire fence machine, mechanism for feeding a wire into themachine, to be formed into stay wires, comprising a plurality ofstraightening rolls; a straightening wheel, contiguous to said rolls; astraightening cylinder, contiguous to said wheel; a pair of feed rolls;means for operating said straightening wheel; and means for operatingsaid rolls.

24. In a wire fence machine, mechanism for feeding a plurality of strandwires through the machine, and mechanism for feeding a plurality of staywires transversely of the strand wires, comprising a pair of feed rolls,a guide-plate, in line with said rolls; cut-ting mechanism, at that endof said guide-plate at which the stay wire is delivered thereto; meansfor ejecting the stay wire from said guide-plate; and means foractuating said cutting mechanism simultaneously with the ejection ofsaid wire.

25. In a wire fence machine, having a series of strand wires passingtherethrough, with an intermittent movement; mechanism for delivering tosaid strand wires a plurality of stay wires, in succession, comprisingfeed-roll mechanism, for introducing a wire continuously to the machine;a guideplate, in line with said feed-roll mechanism; cutting mechanism,at that end of said guide-plate at which the wire passes into saidplate; mechanism for ejecting said wire from said guide-plate; mechanismfor actuating said cutting mechanism, to sever said wire simultaneouslywith the ejection thereof; and mechanism for delivering the severed wireto the strand wires.

26. In a wire fence machine, having a series of strand wires passingtherethrough with an intermittent movement; mechanism for guiding anddelivering to said strand wires, in succession, a plurality of staywires, comprising a cross-plate, having a channel in one face thereof;means for holding said channel normally closed; means for opening saidchannel, to permit the removal of a stay wire therefrom; means forejecting said stay wire, simultaneously with the opening of saidchannel; and gripper mechanism, adapted to receive said stay wire, uponbeing ejected fro-m said channel, and conduct the same to the strandwires.

27. In a wire fence machine, having a plurality of strand wires passingtherethrough with an intermittent movement, a crossplate having in oneof its faces a channel adapted to guide a stay wire transversely of saidstrand wires; a cutting knife, rigidly supported at the receiving end ofsaid crossplate; a movable knife, adapted to engage the stay wire, andshear the same upon said fixed knife; a rock-shaft, supportedtransversely of the machine, and means for suitably rocking the same;means for imparting the movement of said shaft to said movable knife, tocut said wire; a plate adapted to-normally close said guide channel:means for imparting the movement of said rockshaft to said plate, toopen said channel; a plurality of pins, supported in said crossplate,and adapted to eject the stay wire from said channel, and means forimparting the movement of said rock-shaft to said pins, to perform saidlast-named operation.

28. In a wire fence machine, having a plurality of strand wires passingtherethrough with an intermittent movement, a crossplate provided in oneof its faces with a channel adapted to guide a stay wire transversely ofsaid strand wires; cutting mechanism, supported at the receiving end ofsaid cross-plate; a plate, normally closing said guide-channel; aplurality of pins, supported in said cross-plate, and adapted to ejectsaid stay wire from said channel; a rock-shaft, supported transverselyof the machine; means for imparting the movement of said rock-shaft tosaid cutting mechanism, to sever said stay wire; means forsimultaneously imparting the movement of said shaft to said plate, toopen the channel; means for imparting the movement of said rock-shaftsimultaneously to said pins, to eject said stay wire; means for suitablyactuating said rock-shaft; and means for receiving said stay wire, whenejected from said guide-plate, and conducting the same to the strandwires in position to be attached thereto.

29. In a device of the class named, mechanism for feeding a series ofstrand wires through the machine; a pair of coiling spindles, mounted onsaid machine, and engaging the outer wires of said series; means forfeeding a stay wire transversely of said strand wires, in position to beattached thereto; means for rotating said spindles, and means for movingsaid spindles gradually away from the stay wire as the coiling operationproceeds.

30. In a device of the class named, the combination with the frame ofthe machine and a main power shaft, journaled transversely thereof, of aparallel shaft, actuatedfrom said main shaft; a pair of arms, looselysupported at one end on the ends of said shaft; a take-up roller,supported at the free ends of said arms; a pair of cam-wheels, fixed onsaid last-named shaft; and provided in their outer faces with similarcam-tracks; a pair of arms fulcrumed on the frame, and adapted to beactuated by said cam-wheels, and means for imparting the movement ofsaid arms to said take-up roller, to alternately lower and raise thesame.

31. In a device of the class named, the

combination with the frame thereof, of a pair of rotary shafts, mountedtherein, longitudinally thereof; a pair of cam-wheels, mounted on saidshafts, and provided with cam-tracks on opposite faces; a pair ofvertical arms, adapted to be actuated by said cam-wheels; a pair ofrack-bars, reciprocatingly supported transversely of the machine, andprovided with rack-teeth at each of their ends; means for connecting theupper ends of said vertical arms with said rackbars; means for rotatingsaid shafts, to cause said cam-wheels to impart to said arms a,

rocking movement, in opposite directions; a pair of shafts on theoutside of said frame; a pair of pinions on said shafts, actuated by theteeth on one of said rack-bars; a pair of sleeves, loosely mounted onsaidv shafts; pin-- ions on said sleeves, actuated by the teeth on theends of the other rack-bar; Va pair of coiling head bars, supportedtransversely of the machine, eac-h provided with aplurality of coilingheads; means for imparting the movement of said last-named shafts to oneof said bars, to give an eccentric movement thereto; and means forimparting the movement of said sleeves to the other of said bars, togive a similar movement thereto, but in a direction contrary to that ofsaid firstnamed bar.

32. In a machine of the class named, a rotary shaft centrally supportedin the machine, longitudinally thereof; a cam-wheel, fixed on saidshaft; a pair of levers, actuated by said cam-wheel; a pair of verticalarms, supported by the outer ends of said levers; a bar supported bysaid arms, transversely of the machine, and adapted to be lowered andraised by the movement of said levers; a vertical plate, supportedtransversely of the machine, below said cross-bar, and adapted tosupport a stay wire while the same is being secured tothe strand wires;and a plurality of plates, projected downwardly from said cross-bar, andadapted to hold said stay wire in place on said cross-plate when saidbar is lowered.

In testimony whereof we aiiX our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

WASHINGTON M. DILLON. WARD W. LINCOLN.l Witnesses: f

W. N. HASKELL, A. I-I. DiLLoN.

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